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protect everyone entering that palace from any kind of evil.>>gilsteinisdirector of the oriental institute. what is today moder iraq and syria. >> the oriental institute excavated the whole palace in the 1930s. we have these pupi beautiful pieces that the iraqi government loud us to bring back. and the remainder is at the site. >> or was. >> or was. >> until i.s.i.l. for more than a year. i.s.i.l. has systematically destroyed and posted videos of the destruction of antiquities. as it takes control of areas that are the home to the world's most valued archaeological sites. nineva , palmyra. >> big stretch of the tieg tigress. and they have destroyed nineva and nimrud. >> is it a form of terrorism? >> absolutely. these sites have stood for millennia. >> evan ryan leads a campaign tracking these issues. in the syrian city, dayr azur. a stunning cache of antiquities, a reminder how valuable they are to i.s.i.l. >> we actually came to be aware of how serious it was after the coalition raided anu said's said's compound. he was in charge ever this area. >> in some areas they we

protect everyone entering that palace from any kind of evil. >> gil stein is director of the oriental institute. what is today moder iraq and syria. >> the oriental institute excavated the whole palace in the 1930s. we have these pupi beautiful pieces that the iraqi government loud us to bring back. and the remainder is at the site. >> or was. >> or was. >> until i.s.i.l. for more than a year. i.s.i.l. has systematically destroyed and posted videos of the...